Schneider Electric shows how the benefits of a purpose-built smart factory can be applied to existing facilities.
To help both professional cycling teams and industry manufacturers optimise the performance of their athletes and equipment, Silverstone Sports Engineering Hub turned to Pressure Design and Beckhoff UK to help launch its latest mechanical test rig, the Pedalling Efficiency Rig (PER).
Module Type Package (MTP) is being considered for inclusion in an international standard for automation engineering. Here, Reinfried Kößlbacher, Area Sales Manager at COPA-DATA examines what this production methodology means for life sciences manufacturing in relation to customised medicines, ease of engineering and regulatory compliance.
GDevCON, a high-level technical event for LabVIEW architects, is not your typical conference. Held over two days in the iconic Glasgow Science Centre, it offers a unique space for collaboration and idea-sharing, free from corporate oversight or control, and addresses the needs and challenges faced by LabVIEW users.
The markets are changing, and thus so are the requirements of the process manufacturing industry. Whether it is fluctuating demand, more customised products or smaller batches, manufacturers need to respond more quickly and flexibly.
Automation has become the backbone of industrial evolution, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge technologies into diverse sectors and optimising operational efficiency, with recent stats showing that 37 percent of time spent on industrial operations could be automated.